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Post-doctoral Fellowship University of Georgia

Post-doctoral Training Fellowship, full time non-tenure-track at the University of Georgia, Center for Vaccines and Immunology, Dept. of Infectious Diseases. Position requires a Ph.D, MD or equivalent in immunology, vaccine development, molecular biology, and/or virology. Fellow will participate in funded projects on influenza vaccine development and vaccine induced immune responses in clinical cohorts Position will involve contemporary and emerging technologies in influenza immunology and vaccine design and analysis in new state-of-the-art laboratories. Studies will use expertise in flow cytometry, antibody assays, B and T cell immunology, tissue culture techniques, microneutralization assays, as well as working with small animals, blood, and tissue samples. Capacity for independent work and ability to interact productively with colleagues are important.

Georgia is well known for its quality of life both outdoor and urban activities (www.georgia.gov). UGA (www.uga.edu) is a land grant/sea grant institution located 75 miles northeast of Atlanta.Please send CV to: Chair of Recruiting Committee, UGA, Center for Vaccines and Immunology, Dept. of Infectious Diseases, 110 Riverbend Road, Room 129, Athens, GA 30605 USA.

Applications must be received by March 15, 2016. The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

The Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM) is a newly established health research institute within James Cook University, Australia. AITHM’s focus is on research in tropical health and medicine across a wide range of disciplines.

An opportunity exists for a postdoctoral position in the immunology of infectious diseases, with an emphasis on malaria as a key indication and systems immunology as a platform. A specific interest is to explore the mechanisms underlying immune responsiveness and vaccine efficacy, using samples from humans experimentally infected with Plasmodium parasites in controlled human malaria infections, or naturally exposed to malaria in geographically distinct field sites, as well as rodent models of malaria. A second opportunity exists for a postdoctoral position with an emphasis on omic-based technologies and rational vaccine design. An underlying concept is that development of optimally efficacious interventions against chronic infectious diseases such as malaria will need to improve on nature, and this can be accomplished by mining large-scale omic datasets to identify molecules and mechanisms underlying protective immunity. It is anticipated that this research will have broad application to a wide range of infectious and chronic diseases, with important implications for vaccination.

Selection Criteria

1. A PhD in any aspect of biological sciences2. Expertise in cellular and molecular immunology, with a strong interest in systems immunology and computational science; and/or in immune regulation and host-pathogen interactions3. Demonstrated proficiency to carry out high quality research, and record of professional achievement in the relevant discipline area4. Demonstrated high-level skills in written and verbal communication, organization, and time management5. Good interpersonal skills, and an ability to work in a team environment6. Capacity to think outside the box to foster creative achievement and innovative approaches7. Experience working in a multidisciplinary environment8. Expertise in host-pathogen interactions, immune regulation, malaria, reverse vaccinology, and/or vaccine development